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When replacing an Authentication Manager trial license with a production license the customer account identifier will change, causing an error.

Cause

When replacing an Authentication Manager trial license with a production license, a check is done comparing the current customer account identifier to the new one in the production license. If the numbers do not match the following error will display:

Error installing license: The customer account identifier in the license does not match that stored in the system.

Click on the context arrow next to the license ID and choose Uninstall.

Check the Yes, Uninstall License box.

Click on the Uninstall License button.

At this point, do not restart the Authentication Manager server. Install the new license right away. Do not reboot the server or restart Authentication Manager services until you complete the next steps. Rebooting the server or restarting the Authentication Manager services while there is not a license installed can cause irreparable harm to the server which will prevent the software from starting and may require a factory reset.

Go back to Setup > License > Add New. Browse to the folder containing the new license.xml file and select it.

Click Next then verify the information regarding the license is correct.

Click the Install button.

Notes

The license install process should be complete in less than five minutes.

The license is installed only on the Authentication Manager primary server.

License changes are pushed out from the primary to the replicas in the deployment by a batch job that runs daily.

Once the license install process is complete on the Authentication Manager primary, it is immediately applied.

RSA services do not need to be restarted and the server does not need to be rebooted after the license is installed for the new license to take effect.

If adding a new stack to the existing license, there will be no downtime with regard to authentication.

If a previous license needs to be removed, any users who are already authenticated will not have their sessions dropped.

Between the time that the old license is uninstalled and the new license is installed any users that try to authenticate may get an error. Since the license install process is so quick, very few users are affected by this.

If you have a trial license installed and need to extend your trial period, contact RSA for a new trial before the old license expires.